Castleton Mountain
Castleton Mountain rises to 326 m in Virginia. Catlett Mountain stands 904 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bessie Bell Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49018601, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 326 m
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 11.9 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Buck Hollow Overlook · 12 mi
- Hazel Mountain Overlook · 12 mi
- Tunnel Overlook · 12 mi
- Tunnel Parking Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bessie Bell Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Red Oak Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Battle Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Aaron Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Little Battle Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Rappahannock County Park: 7.8 mi
- Sperryville Historic District: 8.0 mi
- Mountain Run Lake Park: 9.0 mi
- Spilman Park: 9.0 mi
- Yowell Meadow Park: 10.5 mi
- Spilman Silo: 9.0 mi
- The Spilman Homestead: 9.0 mi
- 3rd Wisconsin Monument: 13.8 mi
- Stonewall Brigade Monument: 13.9 mi
- Cedar Mountain Battlefield: 14.1 mi
- Cave Falls: 10.7 mi
- Miller Falls: 13.5 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 14.6 mi
- Upper Whiteoak Falls: 14.8 mi
- Greasy Falls: 14.8 mi
- Museum of Culpeper History: 10.8 mi
- Salubria: 16.2 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 17.5 mi
- Madison County Historical Society: 17.9 mi
- Old School House Museum: 20.2 mi
- Furnace Spring: 15.6 mi
- Hawksbill Spring: 16.4 mi
- Rock Spring: 17.5 mi
- Davids Spring: 19.2 mi
- Lewis Spring: 20.0 mi
- Haunted Hollow: 17.9 mi
- Luray Train Depot: 20.3 mi
- Darkwood Manor: 20.4 mi
- Flying Circus Aerodrome: 20.8 mi
- Skyline Caverns: 21.2 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 13.6 mi
- Picnic Grove: 14.9 mi
- Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 18.9 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 19.6 mi
- Pavilian: 24.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 14.5 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 15.5 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 18.4 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 21.3 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 21.9 mi
- Remington Community Garden: 16.0 mi
- Senior Garden: 24.1 mi
- Koch Family Garden: 24.1 mi
- Founders Garden: 24.3 mi
- Welcome Garden: 24.4 mi
- Whitney State Forest: 15.7 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 17.0 mi
- Eastham Park Trail and Front Royal Boat Landing: 22.0 mi
- Arlington Outdoor Lab: 24.2 mi
- LOVE: 11.2 mi
- Lions Glasses: 11.2 mi
- "Stonewall" Jackson: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Castleton Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catlett Mountain | W 270° | 904 m | 11.5 mi |
| The Peak | NNW 338° | 889 m | 11.3 mi |
| Hazel Mountain | W 275° | 881 m | 10.5 mi |
| Hot Mountain | W 265° | 770 m | 11.2 mi |
| Oventop Mountain | WNW 294° | 752 m | 10.9 mi |
| Short Mountain | W 267° | 715 m | 11.8 mi |
| Fork Mountain | WNW 303° | 622 m | 11.9 mi |
| Jenkins Mountain | NW 321° | 585 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:13 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston 4 SE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1464531 — Castleton Mountain, Rappahannock County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356560682
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 21 mi
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